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the life of medicare. medicare is going into bankruptcy, but it would extend the life of it. that's an honest and correct score. the congressional budget office utilizes what it calls the unified budget. they scored the whole budget as to how it comes out, and the amount of money is increased to the government through medicare, and they score that as a gain, and then since the health care bill didn't take effect until -- benefits of it until four to five years later, that over ten years it would create a surplus of $132 billion. sound good? well, but i read the small print of the c.b.o. letter and the small print of the medicare letter, and the medicare man hold us, the chief actuary, that if you raise taxes and you cut spending in medicare, it will extend the life of medicare. we had a parenthetical line in there. he said, of course, you can't simultaneously use the medicare savings to fund a new program and claim it does both. you would be spending the money twice. how logical is that, but that's what th
the life of medicare. medicare is going into bankruptcy, but it would extend the life of it. that's an honest and correct score. the congressional budget office utilizes what it calls the unified budget. they scored the whole budget as to how it comes out, and the amount of money is increased to the government through medicare, and they score that as a gain, and then since the health care bill didn't take effect until -- benefits of it until four to five years later, that over ten years it...
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medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is the thing about me practicing medicine. the positive thing about me practicing medicine is that it to reconnect me with real people, not politicians and lobbyists. [applause] and i get to see real problems of real people that i get in my mind. so when i am in washington, it is not an esoteric. it is about real people. one of the things that our founders thought and believed and wrote was that we ought to have a citizen legislators, not a career professional legislators. [applause] as to your second point, bush did not create the oil industry problems. >> [unintel
medicare may be not the best in the world. the british -- the bush administration did not do nothing. >> let me answer your first comment. i practice medicine 6:00 the morning until 9:00. >> that is not good. >> the problems we have should take a full-time senator. >> let me tell you something, i worked 20 more hours than you do a week. if i practiced three hours of medicine on my own time, when you are in bed, that should not be a problem with you. [applause] this is...
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the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so on the left and the right we have those complaining that if you move forward to deal with the debt, you're going to make reductions in programs and you're goi i think that's undeniably the case. if you're going to deal with this debt threat, we are going to have to make changes in the spending prowewewewewe are goine changes in the revenue base of the country. i would suggest for those who are concerned about tax increases, the first place to get more revenue is not with the tax increase. the first place to get more revenue is to collect what's actually owed. if you examine t
the trustees of medicare say that medicare will go broke in eight years. social security will take somewhat longer. but both are on a path to insolvency if we fail to act. mr. president, it hasn't just been from the more liberal side of the spectrum that the criticism has come. also on the right. "the wall street journal," ran this editorial calling the debt reduction commission or the deficit commission a trap. they say it is a trap that will lead to higher taxes, to more revenue. so...
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for medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers going to come from with the ever- increasing cost? i will be happy to take my comments off the air. guest: with regard to state medicaid and cost, all those would be made newly eligible for the program through the reform. they would be enrolled in the states, but states would receive very high matching rates. so the government would be internalizing the vast majority of the cost associated with those newly-eligible individuals coming into the medicaid program. . once the culture of the community changes in terms of
for medicare. it would seem that had the specter of the stigma is growing taller, whether they are eligible due to circumstances, seemed to becoming second-class citizens, and this is slipping away from the debate. i could go on for quite some time about this, but i wonder if anyone will address these issues of the dwindling pool of primary care providers and the stigma that some of these existing plants are getting, not to mention the stigma of the public plan. where are these providers going...
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the medicare advantage program, the medicare part "d" program and those in the netherlands and switzerland and arguably in germany, also exchanged -- contain elements of health insurance exchange. the connecticut business and industry association represented here by mr. vogel today represents a successful private purchasing cooperative. while each of these models can be called an exchange, they are, in fact, quite different. indeed, the models represented by the house and senate bills are different in very significant ways. the focus of my paper and my brief presentation this morning is how the house and senate bills differ and which model is most likely to result in the most likely to result in the exchange first, quickly, why do we need an exchange? what we expected to accomplish? the exchange is intended to play a number of roles in health care reform. sarah briefly went over this, but let me do it again. is if acted to be the locust of competition. it is hoped the exchange will focus competition on price and quality rather than on at risk avoidance, thus making health insurance more af
the medicare advantage program, the medicare part "d" program and those in the netherlands and switzerland and arguably in germany, also exchanged -- contain elements of health insurance exchange. the connecticut business and industry association represented here by mr. vogel today represents a successful private purchasing cooperative. while each of these models can be called an exchange, they are, in fact, quite different. indeed, the models represented by the house and senate bills...
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i understand medicare is restrict frd this new law. is that true? if an employer chooses not to cover mental health at all, there is nothing the employer can do. >> like i mentioned, there's no mandate how this be covered. if the employer chooses not to cover it. this law will not be helped. it is in everyone's interest that these services be covered if primary care physicians are the most likely people to treat depression it would require insurance companies medicare has historically discriminated against mental health services we managed to get the co-pay requirement services removed. it was difficult to have any changes to the law we conditioned to work on getting things like the lifetime limit for medicare. the family physician medication is the bet one. they should inform the person that they take a while to work. someone gets discouraged in two weeks. the medication will not have taken affect yet. we should try to have as many portals into treatment as possible. she got a lot of questions in that one call. hi, sue. >> i have a question, a litt
i understand medicare is restrict frd this new law. is that true? if an employer chooses not to cover mental health at all, there is nothing the employer can do. >> like i mentioned, there's no mandate how this be covered. if the employer chooses not to cover it. this law will not be helped. it is in everyone's interest that these services be covered if primary care physicians are the most likely people to treat depression it would require insurance companies medicare has historically...
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of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have maybe 20% on medicaid, although it pays for 40% of the births -- there's not enough public support to sustain that at a good quality. that mixture would work for me. >> i was surprised by this question that a lot of americans believe that the doctors can do everything. have you ever checked this fact against the sample of doctors? >> and that is next. >> thank you. [applause] >> think you, panelists. we will take a 15 minute break and then reconvene to talk about making policy. >> federal reserve catcher ben bernank
of medicare. whereas medicaid is for a group where there are probably fewer voters. that is one consequence why medicaid payments have lagged far behind even medicare. >> germans are always so critical of the system. they have a terrific system. the last 20 years they have been engaged in constant reform. i think that they have made their system better. the mix that you have now with about 10% with private interests are the most wealthy people. that is a nice match. in the u.s. we have...
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i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example -- headaches. one community tried to look at how many ct scans and cedar rapids, iowa, they were doing for people. they did 50,000 cds dance for a population of 300,000 people a year. all of us know this is not necessary. 10,000 of them were for had ct scans, and only a tiny number of some of it was fear of malpractice suits. more significant part of it is that we have not really established what our process is, our appropriate guideline for care for handling the headaches so we can do it the right way, so we have tens of thousands of unnecessary ct scans causing m
i could be on medicare, but i chose not to do it. i've been with the va since i got out of the service in 1971. but why are all of these tests being run? and i know it costs money. host: thank you. in fact, testing has been a regular theme of your story here is 1 "new yorker" article with the headline, "testing, testing." guest: your caller hit the button on one of the issues driving the process, the malpractice system, which is driven in ways -- let me give you an example...
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medicare people are going to have the medicare money cut, the pot that's available for medicare is being cut marketedly so there's going to be more rationing of care. it's going to be worse. i as a doctor am already regulated and told whoky put in the hospital and how long they can stay there. that's going to get a whole lot worse. so the going to affect the quality of care. so the american people need to understand the cost of your health insurance is going up. the quality of care that your doctor is give you is going down. marketedly going down. and you're going to be mandated -- markedly going down. so it's going to be disastrous for everybody. i yield back. mr. garrett: i thank the gentleman for laying it out so clearly to us. you know, i will yield in just one moment to the gentleman from utah, but before that i think i'll be yielding to the gentleman from texas, will had i be yielding to the gentleman from texas? yes. because at the beginning of this hour i promised that we would bring periodic updates as to how this very important vote is occurring in the state of massachusetts. t
medicare people are going to have the medicare money cut, the pot that's available for medicare is being cut marketedly so there's going to be more rationing of care. it's going to be worse. i as a doctor am already regulated and told whoky put in the hospital and how long they can stay there. that's going to get a whole lot worse. so the going to affect the quality of care. so the american people need to understand the cost of your health insurance is going up. the quality of care that your...
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nobody takes medicare away in this bill. anything you get from this program does not impact your eligibility. that was big. we did not want to go into this poverty model to get with you are paid on your paycheck for. we went that route. if you have four or five adls, you will be at the minimum. >> this page before medicare pays. that is what is fair and works for you. they're still providing q approved over your head -- providing a roof over your head. the second piece is if you access medicaid and you wind up using it and the package of options really includes the tougher things come up those are the big ones. -- assisted technology, transportation, personal assistance. you still need $1,500 to do other things in your house. whatever your acute bonus injury is, this is on top of it. that is how we try to leave this. the last beasley tried to do is swear senator kennedy had been all wrong. this was never meant to put certain people out of business. we did a lot of exploration as to where this has been our of the last few yea
nobody takes medicare away in this bill. anything you get from this program does not impact your eligibility. that was big. we did not want to go into this poverty model to get with you are paid on your paycheck for. we went that route. if you have four or five adls, you will be at the minimum. >> this page before medicare pays. that is what is fair and works for you. they're still providing q approved over your head -- providing a roof over your head. the second piece is if you access...
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how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any anglo-saxon heritage and any pride in it. but that we were supposed to be a melting pot. with this conservative movement with the next retiring justice -- barack obama will feel somewhat reluctant to appoint anyone but a white person. i know he does not have the gumption to elect a black person. we have seen how he has kowtowed to pressure from the racist, radical right. the senate itself is being used as a mechanism to make a mockery of democracy lately. the senators hold out for special gift for health care. host: thanks fo
how to make medicare at a fee. host: banks, we will go at this point because we will have an hour-long later on health care. today concerning the senate, your view, the independent line from anderson, indiana. caller: it is truly disgusting after the display of the health care fiasco you have seen. the conservative an element is tearing up the fabric of democracy. after watching the sonia sotomayor confirmation hearings you have a 99 white guys who question people's patriotism if they have any...
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people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again, ohio, michigan, tennessee, all the other 49 states, if you were exposed to asbestos, you're not covered. but if you're from montana you are. i yield to mr. mccotter. mr. mccotter: i thank the gentleman. i go back and this segues to another point in the chart, the sweetheart deals that were made with big pharmaceutical industries and others to try to get this bill passed. but the converse is the heartless deals that were also made to get this bill passed. the gentleman has talked about the unfair treatment amongst the states whic
people in medicare advantage. but in our states, if this were to become law, they're out. want to go down to montana. the senate -- the head of the finance committee over in the senate, senator max baucus is from montana. he secured medicare coverage for anybody that's been exposed to asbestos. i think that's ok with me. but you got to read the fine print in all of this business. and it only applies to people who were exposed to asbestos who worked in the mine in libby, montana. so, again,...
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part d are doing something with medicare part d. hiv and aids have come a long way since the 1980's. but now that they are cutting medicare part d, what is your take on that? thank you. guest: the h.i.v.-aids patient care is a nice microcosm for thinking about what is happening in corporate medicare part -- what is happening in care. but why wouldn't hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare -- would and hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare, given that they are on disability for the most part? we have turned into a deadly illness into a chronic one -- turned it from a deadly all this into a chronic one that people can live with and be healthy with. but getting insurance coverage, if you are self-employed or needing individual coverage, the pre-existing conditions make it said these patients cannot get coverage -- so that these patients cannot get coverage. the only way they get coverage is if they filed disability and no longer work anymore because of their illness. they don't get treatment, they get ill, they file for disability
part d are doing something with medicare part d. hiv and aids have come a long way since the 1980's. but now that they are cutting medicare part d, what is your take on that? thank you. guest: the h.i.v.-aids patient care is a nice microcosm for thinking about what is happening in corporate medicare part -- what is happening in care. but why wouldn't hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare -- would and hiv or aids patient qualify for medicare, given that they are on disability for the most...
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it was to expand federal funding for medicare in nebraska. some said great, but what about our state? senator nelson took a lot of heat for this. he's a conservative leaning democrat in a strongly republican state. he's gone around the state and done all kinds of ads to explain his position, and finally he said to senator reed, let's take this off the table. he said let's give it to all states or take it out entirely. host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in massachusetts, how long until he could be sworn into the senate? guest: this is a matter of contention. you haveçó democratic-leaning officials in massachusetts saying it may take two weeks to officially process the win. thers÷ tradition in the senate it is not disputed, you get that person in there as quickly as possible. i can bet republicans would be crying foul if democrats tried to string this out and leave paul kirk the interim senator in there. i would suspect they would not get away with that. it would look like they were going against the will of the vo
it was to expand federal funding for medicare in nebraska. some said great, but what about our state? senator nelson took a lot of heat for this. he's a conservative leaning democrat in a strongly republican state. he's gone around the state and done all kinds of ads to explain his position, and finally he said to senator reed, let's take this off the table. he said let's give it to all states or take it out entirely. host: wlats going on in massachusetts -- with what's going on in...
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medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the federal spending low for 12 years. its provisions were extended in 1997 because people found that it was working. the congress felt that it was working. all in all these budget rules helped to achieve four balanced budgets for four consecutive years from 1998 to 2001. and the key component of that, i truly believe, was the statutory caps on spending that were passed during that opinion. many current serving senators were in this chamber in the 1990's, and recognized the necessity. in 1997, 28 currently serving democrats, for example,
medicare did until just last few years. those surpluses are being spent in our discretionary account. so, really, these programs have little to do with our record deficits. it's discretionary spending up until recently that's driven the entirety of our debt. deficits, for the most part, come from discretionary spending. mr. president, so this statutory idea that i've proposed is tested and proven. the budget enforcement act of 1990, including very similar provisions that kept the growth of the...
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the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the gentlewoman is recognized for one minute. mrs. maloney: madam speaker, the joint economic committee, which i chair, has just launched a nonpartisan outreach, looking for new and creative ideas to accelerate job creation in our struggling economy. the g.e.s. is looking for ideas that come from outside the bubble of the beltway and that may be outside the box of conventional thinking. we are surveying executives at fortune 100 companies as well as leading small businesses across america looking for their ideas and innovation. the administration has already identified some of the things we must do to cre
the envision to pay for democrat health care will harm medicare and devastate medicare advantage. passing the democrat's health care bill will harm our economy at a time when we need to focus on creating jobs. i urge seniors to tell their democrat representatives to vote no on this job-killing, deficit-raising bill. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentlewoman from new york rise? >> to address the house for one minute. the speaker pro tempore: without objection, the...
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and we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. these solutions aren't being devised behind closed doors with special interests having the final say. we're soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter and developing the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. those in washington now have a choice -- work with republicans to get our nation back on its feet or double down on the job-killing policies that are making matters worse. so at the state of the union, we'll listen to what the president has to say, but make no mistake -- the powers that be in washington keep turning their backs on the people. the republicans will continue to challenge the status quo and offer better solutions. our fight for reform, for freedom and for common sense is far from over. thanks for listening. >> sunday on "washington journal," a discussion on the status of health care legislation in light of the massachusetts senate election, with byron york of the "washington examiner" and christopher hayes of "the nation." also, a look a
and we get the job done without cutting medicare or raising your taxes. these solutions aren't being devised behind closed doors with special interests having the final say. we're soliciting feedback on facebook and twitter and developing the best ideas, and all the details are available at solutions.gop.gov. those in washington now have a choice -- work with republicans to get our nation back on its feet or double down on the job-killing policies that are making matters worse. so at the state...
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and medicare advantage coverage. that's why we shouldn't be rushing to judgment on the health care bill. s the kind of screwup that should not take place. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from welve rise -- from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in awe of the penn state university women's volleyball team. we often here in this chamber about undefeated or championship teams. but rarely have a heard about this. these nittany line lyons hasn't lost a game since 2007, they have a record 18 consecutive ncaa victories and they beat the university of texas lady longhorns for their third consecutive championship. i can't say enough about the team and its leaders masme began hodge became just the fifth player in division one history to be named first-team all american four years in a row and also was named the american volleyball coach's association national player of the year for
and medicare advantage coverage. that's why we shouldn't be rushing to judgment on the health care bill. s the kind of screwup that should not take place. the speaker pro tempore: for what purpose does the gentleman from welve rise -- from pennsylvania rise? >> to address the house for one minute and revise and extend. the speaker pro tempore: without objection. >> mr. speaker, i rise today in awe of the penn state university women's volleyball team. we often here in this chamber...
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a medicare report shows the senate plan would raise costs slightly but over time would reduce the annual increases in healthcare spending. the study finds that health spending which accounts for 1/6 of the economy would go up by less than a percent more than it would have anyway in the coming decade. >>> there's more fallout this morning following the release of a new jersey man who caused that major security scare at newark liberty airport. the incident panicked passengers and snarled flights worldwide. but the suspect faces only a $500 fine. karen brown explains for wjz there is a call for harsher penalties. >> jong faced the glare of the media outside a newark airport police station. last time he was at the airporter terminal was shut down for six hours after the 28-year-old doctoral student ducked under a barrier and snuck into the terminal to walk his girlfriend to a gate. >>> a week later, even frequent fliers like john casian know are still nervous about the security breach. >> it does give you pause when you think something like that could happen at a major hub like newark where
a medicare report shows the senate plan would raise costs slightly but over time would reduce the annual increases in healthcare spending. the study finds that health spending which accounts for 1/6 of the economy would go up by less than a percent more than it would have anyway in the coming decade. >>> there's more fallout this morning following the release of a new jersey man who caused that major security scare at newark liberty airport. the incident panicked passengers and snarled...
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. >> but just look backward for medicare. [laughter] >> just for you, just for you. look, i think there was a moment in time where disney stock was $20 a share. because i ultimately i am a finance major. i start a little bit from the business perspective. obviously you have to love the strategic perspective. espn has been a terrific business. business channel, then done incredible things. family channel was once a really bad deal. now looks like a great channel. disney is firing wonderfully. we were right after 2001 theme park attendance was at a low. there was a shareholder revolt going on. there was the founding family say we want change. there was a vote coming up, and somehow, right or wrong, there was discussion between parties involved with both companies on a back channel basis that said, maybe now that you've done a at&t, you'd like to come in and put our two companies together. we openly throughout that idea. they said no thank you. and pretty quickly we said, we are not in the business to go in and completely disrupt and over pay and stock today's 30, up fr
. >> but just look backward for medicare. [laughter] >> just for you, just for you. look, i think there was a moment in time where disney stock was $20 a share. because i ultimately i am a finance major. i start a little bit from the business perspective. obviously you have to love the strategic perspective. espn has been a terrific business. business channel, then done incredible things. family channel was once a really bad deal. now looks like a great channel. disney is firing...
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this is, to me, akin to the historic effort to, for example, put in place medicare and medicaid, but i think it's more like, to my mind, covering the seniors, you know, seniors are no longer the poorest americans, young people are now, kids, but there was a day in american hive when seniors, especially older women really were in needs of protection, a social safety net. we saw some of that with social security and don't forget it covers widows, orphans and that kind of thing and then with medicare, again, to pick up the idea that the elderly should not be struggling for healthcare coverage, and now, i think the extension would be to make sure that all americans have some basic levels of healthcare coverage and that people don't have to scrap for, you know -- don't have to worry about having some catastrophic illness that will bankrupt them. it is not only them. we think of it in terms of individuals, but i can't tell you how often when i'm not doing or or thing, i come across people who are small business owners who complain about the high cost of healthcare benefits for employees an
this is, to me, akin to the historic effort to, for example, put in place medicare and medicaid, but i think it's more like, to my mind, covering the seniors, you know, seniors are no longer the poorest americans, young people are now, kids, but there was a day in american hive when seniors, especially older women really were in needs of protection, a social safety net. we saw some of that with social security and don't forget it covers widows, orphans and that kind of thing and then with...
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the clerk: h.r. 3961, an act to amend title 18 of the social security act to reform the medicare s.g.r. payment system for physicians and for other purposes. h.r. 4154, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the new carrier overbasis rules in order to prevent tax increases, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to further proceedings in respect to these two bills. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be placed on the calendar. mr. reid: mr. president, visiting with nevadans as i have done during these past several weeks, it's impossible not to be motivated to get back to the business of legislating. it's impossible to ignore their grief over growing foreclosures, the uncertainty of unemployment, and the frustration of fighting insurance companies for your family's health, and it's just as evident that the people of nevada and the nation need us to work toward sensible solutions rather than drown once again in the partisan bickering that consumed much of last year. some elections go your way. some
the clerk: h.r. 3961, an act to amend title 18 of the social security act to reform the medicare s.g.r. payment system for physicians and for other purposes. h.r. 4154, an act to amend the internal revenue code of 1986 to repeal the new carrier overbasis rules in order to prevent tax increases, and so forth and for other purposes. mr. reid: mr. president, i would object to further proceedings in respect to these two bills. the presiding officer: objection having been heard, the bills will be...
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social security, food stamps, medicare are examples of the more federal, uniform policies. if a program or policy is being developed at a time when there is a major goal to reduce the role of the federal government or the size of the federal government, which was true in the 1980's, the goal is to devolve decision making from the federal level down to lower levels. then you end up getting policies like the current welfare system, temporary assistance for needy families, and work-force development. if, on the other hand, a program is developed at the national level at a time when there is distrust of state and local governments, but more trust of the federal government, perhaps like in the '60s, during the war on poverty, then you may see more federal control of programs, but devolution down to the local level -- community action agencies, like public centers. depending on when a public -- when a policy or program is enacted, the philosophies, the values better, at that particular time heavily influenced the structure of the programs. nevertheless, the things that affect peo
social security, food stamps, medicare are examples of the more federal, uniform policies. if a program or policy is being developed at a time when there is a major goal to reduce the role of the federal government or the size of the federal government, which was true in the 1980's, the goal is to devolve decision making from the federal level down to lower levels. then you end up getting policies like the current welfare system, temporary assistance for needy families, and work-force...
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i am thinking about social security and medicare. when they first started social security, there were about 35 workers per retired person. now it is 3-1 or so. why is not social security and medicare tied to productivity? the average worker is giving the amount of work of 30 people. is there not a way that social security could be based on productivity and there is a corporate tax on corporate -- productivity? i know it seems like i am thaksin productivity, but is there not a way that we could connect productivity to this? that is my reason for calling. guest: give him a seat on the bipartisan commission. that is interesting idea. i will address the question of social security and productivity. social security has always been seen as a pension plan. when productivity goes up, and means that workers produce more per hour, and therefore, they earn higher salaries. then their salaries go up and the formulas that determine their benefits also go up. that is one of the issues we have with social security. as long as there is a link betwee
i am thinking about social security and medicare. when they first started social security, there were about 35 workers per retired person. now it is 3-1 or so. why is not social security and medicare tied to productivity? the average worker is giving the amount of work of 30 people. is there not a way that social security could be based on productivity and there is a corporate tax on corporate -- productivity? i know it seems like i am thaksin productivity, but is there not a way that we could...
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it will raise taxes, hurt medicare, destroy jobs, and run our nation deeper into debt. that is not anything to a club about. it is not in the interest of our state and our country. we can do better. [chanting "yes w2e can"] when i travel throughout the state, i've had a lot of fun. if you guys are all having fun. thank you. we have more of a show coming for you. when in washington, i will work in the senate with democrats and republicans to reform health care in an open and honest way. no more closed-door meetings or back room deals by an out of touch party leadership. no more hiding costs, concealing taxes, collaborating with special interests, and leaving more trillions in debt for our children to pay. in health care, we need to start fresh, work together, and do the job right. once again, we can do better. i will work in the senate to put government back on the side of people who create jobs, and the millions of people who need jobs - and as president john f. kennedy taught us, that starts with an across the board tax cuts for businesses to create jobs, but more mone
it will raise taxes, hurt medicare, destroy jobs, and run our nation deeper into debt. that is not anything to a club about. it is not in the interest of our state and our country. we can do better. [chanting "yes w2e can"] when i travel throughout the state, i've had a lot of fun. if you guys are all having fun. thank you. we have more of a show coming for you. when in washington, i will work in the senate with democrats and republicans to reform health care in an open and honest...
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government for an $8 billion credit to cover up funded mandates, things like border protection and medicare and medicaid program. california provides 13% of the nation's gross domestic product and the recovery of the nation depend on california. trace: that is brand-new information at the bottom of the hour. martha: the world economy proving we are all connected. unemployment in the eur o-zone 10%. the highest rate since they began using the euro in 1999. amy has a report for us live from london. >>it is the same as the united states, but it's a euro record. this is as high as it's gotten. that impacts consume were spending. people are spending much less because of this situation. that threatens the economic recovery here as countries teeter on the edge of recession. there is growth in europe and recovery, but a lot of that has been because companies cut jobs, they cut costs and laid people off. the recently released november figures show the average unemployment at 10%. but they have a wide range of statistics. so you can see it's quite varied. but these figures don't tell the whole story.
government for an $8 billion credit to cover up funded mandates, things like border protection and medicare and medicaid program. california provides 13% of the nation's gross domestic product and the recovery of the nation depend on california. trace: that is brand-new information at the bottom of the hour. martha: the world economy proving we are all connected. unemployment in the eur o-zone 10%. the highest rate since they began using the euro in 1999. amy has a report for us live from...
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two quick points -- the way to save medicare is just like private health insurance companies. sell medicare policies of full premiums to people like me -- denver, healthier people to offset the others who use up the money. a way to create jobs in this country is not health insurance companies' but liability/workers comp insurance companies. to deny coverage for claims to small, medium, and large businesses for undocumented claims that arise out of the hiring of the work done by undocumented workers -- if there was no liability insurance coverage, workers' comp liability coverage, not health insurance for those climbclaims arising from work done by undocumented workers, they would not hire this people and we would get all americans and taxpayers back on the roll. host: another headline on politics. bo biden bows out. he was the potential delegate. he will stay in his position as attorney general in delaware. dems go on the attack, they write. some of the questions in a memo and the way to force that on opponents. you can read that in political. the last phone call here, howie.
two quick points -- the way to save medicare is just like private health insurance companies. sell medicare policies of full premiums to people like me -- denver, healthier people to offset the others who use up the money. a way to create jobs in this country is not health insurance companies' but liability/workers comp insurance companies. to deny coverage for claims to small, medium, and large businesses for undocumented claims that arise out of the hiring of the work done by undocumented...
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so what i consider to be the key issue, given that the government has exposure to medicaid, medicare, and other costs and is finding ways over perhaps not even elite but over a number of years to bring down the cost per person health care. i have not read the cbo study. i know enough to know that health care economists have differed quite a bit about implications of different proposals and different measures. so i'm not going to weigh in with a number. i don't have a good number to give you. only to repeat what i've said before, which is as part of this process, it's very, very important that we do our best, not to reduce the quality of care or reduce coverage or to make health care worse here this is a very inefficient system and there must be ways to reduce the cost of delivering that health care, and there have been many ideas suggested, ranging from information technology, to various incentive payments, to experimental or evidence-based medicine. i just want to reiterate that because it is critical that we get a stable and sustainable fiscal trajectory going forward, we do need to
so what i consider to be the key issue, given that the government has exposure to medicaid, medicare, and other costs and is finding ways over perhaps not even elite but over a number of years to bring down the cost per person health care. i have not read the cbo study. i know enough to know that health care economists have differed quite a bit about implications of different proposals and different measures. so i'm not going to weigh in with a number. i don't have a good number to give you....
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l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what i learned yesterday was democracy in action. if that was a boxing match, president obama 113 rounds. ford simple -- won 13 rounds. i am a fiscal conservative. he called of frank luntz and said it is good to have good talking points on different policies but you cannot throw out jobs. they have to work together. that was amazing. i had never seen anything like it. i watched it on c-span yesterday. i watched it this morning. thank you for everything you do for cspan. host: if you missed the re-air on this, you could go to our website, c-span.org. little rock, arkansas, and arab democrats line -- on our d
l with these scams with health insurance and all these things and they are sucking the life out of medicare and social security. for the veterans of this country and the veterans tat bush left behind it did not -- they did not do anything for the veterans. these programs are what keep the rest of the surviving here. what is happening is that the republican constituents are starting to feel how the rest of america used to feel. host: connecticut, on our independent line, go ahead. caller: what...
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pays every year to washington for things like border protection, housing illegal immigrants in jail, medicare and medicaid programs. he says clearly this is money washington owes to california, and some economists believe the obama administration should not let california fall. listen. >> it's probably an analogy one could make that we are too big to fail. does it mean that we may not have some difficulties that we need to the address ourselves? the failure of california would be a failure for the country. >>reporter: ross due value points out that california is the eighth largest economy in the world, and it provides 13% of the gross domestic product for the nation, so really the recovery of the nation actually depends on california, jon. jon: what about other states, though? i'm sure there are other states in pretty bad fiscal situations. can they get help from the federal government? >> well, right now there's only one other state asking for federal help, and that is new york. but certainly, you're right, there are many states facing huge budget holes. after california, new jersey faces th
pays every year to washington for things like border protection, housing illegal immigrants in jail, medicare and medicaid programs. he says clearly this is money washington owes to california, and some economists believe the obama administration should not let california fall. listen. >> it's probably an analogy one could make that we are too big to fail. does it mean that we may not have some difficulties that we need to the address ourselves? the failure of california would be a...
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greatest achievement -- the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act, and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and privileged -- and the privileged. the see middle-class americans as overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a problem rather than the only piece of our retirement system that actually works. they feel sorry for homeless people, but fail to see the connections between downsizing and outsourcing and inequality and homelessness. this world view has brought democrats nothing but disaster. the republicans' response is to offer the middle-class the false hope of tax cuts. tax cuts and enriching the rich, devastating the middle-class by destroying the institutions like public education and social security that make the middle- class possible. are you trying to tell me something? >> we're now into the question and answer
greatest achievement -- the new deal, the great society, the civil rights movement, social security, medicare, the minimum wage, the 40 hour week, the civil rights act, and the voting rights act. that is what made the united states a beacon of hope in a confused and divided world. but too many people now take for granted government's role as protector of wall street and privileged -- and the privileged. the see middle-class americans as overpaid and underworked. they see social security as a...
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it will strengthen medicare which we all benefit at a certain age. it will solidify medicaid, as well. it will give opportunities for those looking forward to their elderly years for long-term care capabilities and opportunities that you did not have in the past. as i said before, it will give opportunities to 30 million new uninsured people in connecticut to florida and across the country. there is a lot in this bill that you will find be very beneficial to your neighbors, the people in your area and the country. it is complex, for sure. there are betty details edit. the emergence of this bill at whatever age will feel better. it will help children. it will help families. it will provide health security and financial security for many of those americans who now have neither. host: what the institute for the study of the senate? guest: this will be an institute that will study the united states senate, study the 47-year career of senator kennedy as arguably the most effective legislator in history. it will bring people's understanding of what happens
it will strengthen medicare which we all benefit at a certain age. it will solidify medicaid, as well. it will give opportunities for those looking forward to their elderly years for long-term care capabilities and opportunities that you did not have in the past. as i said before, it will give opportunities to 30 million new uninsured people in connecticut to florida and across the country. there is a lot in this bill that you will find be very beneficial to your neighbors, the people in your...
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topics range from car seats to medicare services. the information comes one year and one day after the president made the promise on his first day. more on the internet and social networking from politico. it reports the senate rules committee has reached an agreement with facebook, alum and senators to set up an official page that follows the chamber's rules. there will be no advertisements and will contain a link to their website. >> the house financial-services committee this morning hold a hearing looking at pay practices for financial and nonfinancial firms. that hearing is at 10:00 eastern. president obama to date in lorain county, ohio, touring a wind turbine plant in speaking at a community college there. >> wednesday, president obama delivered his first state of the union address to congress, laying his vision for the country. the state of the union address, wednesday night. our coverage begins at 8:00 eastern. you can also listen to the address live on your iphone with the c-span radio app. >> each year thousands of student
topics range from car seats to medicare services. the information comes one year and one day after the president made the promise on his first day. more on the internet and social networking from politico. it reports the senate rules committee has reached an agreement with facebook, alum and senators to set up an official page that follows the chamber's rules. there will be no advertisements and will contain a link to their website. >> the house financial-services committee this morning...
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medicare's number crunchers, they're saying the plan would raise costs slightly. there's another suspect linked to an alleged plot to attack new york city in court today, a law enforcement official tells the associated press that he called 911 just before his arrest and ranted in arabic, we love death more than you love life. his attorney says he's innocent. a new tape just surfacing on the man suspected of killing those seven ceo employe-- cia employees and in it calling for saying his actions were for revenge, rick. >> rick: well, the obama administration's special middle east peace envoy is prepared to head to the middle east trying to relaunch stalled negotiations between the israelis and the palestinians, ahead of that visit it looks like george mitchell is laying his cards on the table. reasonen ninen is live in jerusalem. nice to see you, so, senator mitchell is he coming over with some kind after threat? what do we know? >> well, it's not really meant to have been taken that way, but it's kind of coming off that way. he did an interview with charlie rose a
medicare's number crunchers, they're saying the plan would raise costs slightly. there's another suspect linked to an alleged plot to attack new york city in court today, a law enforcement official tells the associated press that he called 911 just before his arrest and ranted in arabic, we love death more than you love life. his attorney says he's innocent. a new tape just surfacing on the man suspected of killing those seven ceo employe-- cia employees and in it calling for saying his actions...
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group of americans called the baby boomers are going to retire, and the cost of social security and medicare is going to skyrocket. these are promises we have to keep to seniors because they pay for it, but we have no idea of how we're going to keep those promises to seniors right now, particularly in light of the current economic situation. as we look at where we are, we need to recognize how we got there. and as i've talked to banks, businesses, foreign financial ministers from europe who have come here, everyone agrees that there are two major causes of the economic problems here and around the world. and one is the high leverage or the high borrowing that went on because of the loose monetary policy at the federal reserve. easy money, cheap money encouraged companies and individuals to borrow more than they could afford to pay back because it was easy to get and cheap. the big banks on wall street could more easily borrow money than to raise capital. those were incentives created by the policies at the federal reserve. the second problem is what we are calling toxic assets, which are sec
group of americans called the baby boomers are going to retire, and the cost of social security and medicare is going to skyrocket. these are promises we have to keep to seniors because they pay for it, but we have no idea of how we're going to keep those promises to seniors right now, particularly in light of the current economic situation. as we look at where we are, we need to recognize how we got there. and as i've talked to banks, businesses, foreign financial ministers from europe who...
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father of four beautiful girls, who genuinely feels there will be no social security for him, that medicare may not be there either, and he understands that the global competition facing his generation and his daughters' generation is greater than at any other time in our nation's history. the global competition is greater than at any other time in this nation's history, and that the burden that we have created because of our fiscal irresponsibility brings into question whether his children will enjoy the same opportunity for a standard of living that we have had. mr. president, i said in the beginning of my speech i believe the issues this amendment is designed to address, our national debt and deficits as far as the eye can see, can two of the most important issues congress and our nation face. our failure to address these issues will damage our economy, our nation's security, peace in the world, and the kind of future that we leave to our children and grandchildren. mr. president, the future of our nation is in our hands. the future of our nation is in the hands of these 100 senators her
father of four beautiful girls, who genuinely feels there will be no social security for him, that medicare may not be there either, and he understands that the global competition facing his generation and his daughters' generation is greater than at any other time in our nation's history. the global competition is greater than at any other time in this nation's history, and that the burden that we have created because of our fiscal irresponsibility brings into question whether his children...